Administrative Assistant
Springhead Park Primary School, Northfleet, Kent, DA11 8BY3 days remaining to apply
Closing date
26 October 2025 at 10:59pm
Date listed
25 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £28,181.00 - £30,140.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Salary: £12,987 to £13,890 per annum based on 20 hrs, term time contract
Administrative Assistant job summary
Springhead Park Primary School seeks an enthusiastic School Administrator to play a crucial role in managing its administration function.
An exciting opportunity awaits a proactive, personable, and reliable School Administrator to join a bustling front office administration team. The academy seeks an individual with a fast-paced nature and outstanding attention to detail to offer comprehensive administrative support, including database maintenance, ad hoc reception duties, and customer service.
The Role
You will be the first point of contact for the school and responsible for providing multifunctional administrative and practical support to the Headteacher, Senior Leadership Team, and staff.
You will work with the school team on a variety of administration activities, including communicating with families via email and social media, managing payment systems, maintaining school records, supporting the smooth transition of pupils into and out of the school, the management of the school pupil management system. You will also undertake a wide range of other duties, including supporting the planning and organisation of school trips.
The role is part-time, term-time only (39 weeks) Monday through Friday, 20 hours per week
About You
Are you ready to take on the role of a highly motivated and efficient administrator, working as a key team player in a school environment?
As the first point of contact for parents and staff across all levels, your ability to maintain organisation and attention to detail in a busy setting will be crucial.
Strong communication skills and the capability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously will be essential, along with a high-level proficiency in Microsoft Office applications. Get ready to embark on this dynamic and rewarding opportunity!
Education experience would be ideal; however not essential as full training and support will be provided.
If you are energetic and want to make a difference in the education sector, this role could be for you!
Next Steps
If you are interested in this position and would like to have a more detailed conversation or visit the school before applying, please call us. We will happily provide you with as many details as possible to support this process.
When you have enough information to apply, please complete all sections of the application form via MyNewTerm. CVs will not be accepted.
All applicants will be emailed with the shortlisting decisions. References for shortlisted candidates may be requested before interviews.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Springhead Park Primary School
- School type
- Free School, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 412 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Springhead Park Primary School website
We work in collaboration with our Trust, The Primary First Trust, which currently consists of ten primary schools in Medway, Kent and Bexley. This gives us a wide support network and allows our staff to grow professionally and our children to achieve excellence.
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